ABOUT US
Zoo Production is specialized in producing narrative films for the local market as well as international co-productions.
The crew is composed of an international mix of people.
We are able to produce films of all genres.
We are based in Tokyo, Japan.
YOSHIYUKI KIMURA
Producer
Yoshiyuki Kimura has been involved in the entertainment industry since 1997. He has experience in film, drama, theater, music production, concert production, and event planning and production through artist development and artist management. In 2020, he founded production and management company "Woody Co., Ltd." where he could apply all the experience he had acquired from the entertainment businesses. In 2022, he co-founded "ZOO PRODUCTION" with Director Yuki Otsuka for the planning and development of a feature film, with an eye on the overseas market, leading to the production of their first film "Downtown Utopia" (2023).
YUKI OTSUKA
Director / Screenwriter
Director and Screenwriter Yuki Otsuka has been involved in the production of numerous international films and co-productions, including "Black Rain (1989)."
His film "Peach (1998)" received rave reviews at international film festivals in Los Angeles, Moscow, and Sochi, and was invited to be screened at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
In 2009, "Girl's Life (2009)," a film about “gal” culture, was released.
In recent years, he has worked on the human fantasy film "Soup: A Story of Reincarnation (2012)" and the Japan-France co-production "FLARE (2014)" for which he also served as director of photography. Action black comedy "RED COW (2015)”, "The Edge of Sin (2015)”, black comedy "JUNK (2017)”, International drama series "LEQUIO (2017)”, "Lady in White (2018)", "Downtown Utopia" (2023), and many other films in various genres.
MIKAEL SENNINGE
Director of Photography
Mikael Senninge is a French/Swedish Cinematographer based in Tokyo. He has worked on numerous narrative and commercial films. He was the Director of Photography for "Downtown Utopia" (2023).